Decision-making processes as predictors of relapse and subsequent use in stimulant-dependent patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decision-making processes have been posited to affect treatment outcome in addicted patients.

Objective

The present multi-site study assessed whether two measures of decision-making predicted relapse and subsequent use in stimulant-dependent patients.

Methods

A total of 160 methamphetamine- or cocaine-dependent patients participating in a multi-site clinical trial evaluating a modified 12-step facilitation intervention for stimulant-dependent patients (STAGE-12) were assessed. Decision-making processes of risk and delay (Iowa Gambling Task [IGT]) and response reversal (Wisconsin Card Sorting Task [WCST]) were obtained shortly after treatment admission followed by assessment of stimulant use over the next six months. The relationships of the IGT and WCST (Pe

SUBMITTER: Adinoff B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4817850 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature